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- 1UAE launches Altair-1, its first domestically built commercial satellite●UAE launches Altair-1, first commercial satellite built in the country
The United Arab Emirates has launched Altair-1, the first commercial satellite built entirely within the country, Gulf News reports. The milestone marks a step forward for the UAE's growing space industry and its ambition to develop domestic satellite manufacturing capabilities. Coverage so far has focused on the launch itself, with few details available on the satellite's mission or operators.
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OpenRadioss, the open-source crash and impact simulation code forked from Altair's Radioss, is at the centre of concerns that it may no longer remain truly open. Attention follows Siemens' Radioss product page, prompting developers and engineers to question the project's licensing and governance, and what the change means for anyone relying on the free solver in their simulation workflows.